Alfa Romeo Sprint cloverleaf hows it holding up

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Italia Autos

Italia Autos

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@mixhael
@mixhael Жыл бұрын
You say it has starting problems. I've owned two of these and the trick I found on a stone cold engine like this was: (1) don't touch the cold-starter (2) dab the pedal twice to squirt petrol in from the accelerator pumps in the carbs (3) take your foot away from the pedal, that allows the the butterflies to close fully and act like a choke. (4) turn it over (5) the moment it fires, gently dab the pedal again to squirt in more rich mixture. Do no more than dabbing because if you open the butterflies it will lean off the mixture and stall. (6) keep gently tickling the pedal until it settles down to an even idle. With this method I could get mine to start first time, even in minus -10°C. With a hot engine they suffer from vapour lock. Gently depress the pedal fully to open the butterflies fully, turn it over and keep it churning until the squirt of rich mixture from the accelerator pump has blown through, then it'll fire, release the pedal. I hope this one can be saved. Love the videos 👍
@ItaliaAutos
@ItaliaAutos Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the info
@ItaliaAutos
@ItaliaAutos Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the info
@stuarthepburn6508
@stuarthepburn6508 Жыл бұрын
Had an F plate gold 1.7 Green Cloverleaf, best / worse car I ever owned. Loved it
@alancampbell1008
@alancampbell1008 2 жыл бұрын
Love these ever since a neighbour bought a 1.7 Cloverleaf in the late 80's. A real shame that they suffer the Alfasud tinworm infestation and there aren't more around. Respect to the owner for saving a lovely little car.
@bigdrums9905
@bigdrums9905 11 ай бұрын
Brilliant that this is being saved. My first Alfa was a 1.5 Sprint Green Cloverleaf - rust was a nightmare but I had the best fun in it, what a fun car to drive, and it looked fab, especially once I'd restored it. Mine was piano black - I always planned to get another but they are very rare now. I hope the owner gets this one restored and has many hours of fun driving it.
@155stw
@155stw 2 жыл бұрын
My mom had a nasty accident in her 1980 Sprint Veloce 1.5 when the tire blew up. When you showed those dates on the tires it brought bad those bad memories. I hope the owner changes those tires ASAP!
@leebaldwin677
@leebaldwin677 2 жыл бұрын
One of the most fun cars from alfa romeo loved mine.
@155andRising
@155andRising 2 жыл бұрын
Hi Neil , I thought you might be puzzled by the odd spring on the front . Essentially the new red one is actually off a new old stock set I bought online but they were for a earlier model with inboard brakes, I did know this at the time . Trying to get a proper new set is proving difficult at the moment. Ian from Sudshop is looking into getting some for me. To get the red ones to fit I had to cut a coil off to get to the correct ride height as the inboard springs are taller . By cutting the spring though it’s no longer sitting square on the spring pan. Before it came up to you I wasn’t happy with how the one on the off side was sitting so I threw the old one back on temporarily to transport it . Hopefully I’ll have a proper new set soon to go on . Thanks for all your hard work . It’s definitely a work in progress at the moment and I try and get various stuff done on my days off .
@ItaliaAutos
@ItaliaAutos 2 жыл бұрын
Nice. I did think you would have a reason for it. At least you have got to see it all done now.
@gaspode505
@gaspode505 2 жыл бұрын
Respect for courage and patience
@shabbos-goy9407
@shabbos-goy9407 2 жыл бұрын
Matt. A brave boy you are getting involved with this old girl. The thing has been welded to death and not by artisans!!
@155andRising
@155andRising 2 жыл бұрын
@@shabbos-goy9407 agreed , I’ll be honest I took a chance buying it sight unseen so it was a gamble. But I wanted a project to play around with and I’ve had fun so far and that’s all that matters to me . I just want to have a bit of fun with it first before I strip it all back . Thanks for your comments 😁
@shabbos-goy9407
@shabbos-goy9407 2 жыл бұрын
@@155andRising I had a few Suds and they are sublime on the road. The early 1.3 TI's used to just grip and grip and hang on. Engine loved to rev. Steering lovely. I like the 70's interior. Has some Giulia 105 DNA here and there in my eyes. Or of the time at least.. Good luck with it. It's never going to a condition 1 for the anoraks to masturbate over. If it's reliable and solid/tidy enough then get the thing as together as you can or are prepared to do and enjoy it. At least you have outboard front discs!!!
@alexmcwhirter6611
@alexmcwhirter6611 2 жыл бұрын
Hello Neil, this Sprint video brought back old memories for me. Back in 1983 I bought of the last of the original Sprint 1.5 veloces to be manufactured. The one shown here with the changes to the plastic bits was the following model. The red Sprint I owned had been Dinitrol rustproofed by the Alfa importer in the UK before being placed on sale. Most exciting car I ever owned. Kept it for eight years. But reliability wasn't perfect ... lots of niggles all the time I owned it.
@KenFingerlove
@KenFingerlove Жыл бұрын
My dad had a silver veloce. Gorgeous car, also dinitroyl treated, rusted to hell inside 5 years😅
@alexmcwhirter6611
@alexmcwhirter6611 Жыл бұрын
@@KenFingerlove Probably the same time I owned my Veloce which was also dinatol treated. My Sprint was rusting after I few years. I kept it for 8 years because my mileage was very low.
@josephmifsud8261
@josephmifsud8261 2 жыл бұрын
I would save this car. It is a pretty vehicle and respect to the owner for wanting to save it
@daniellee9015
@daniellee9015 2 жыл бұрын
At last I had withdrawal symptoms last week brilliant video as usual Neil I found my self watching all your videos I have new found love for Alfa especially the 159 estate diesel actually looking for one let the show commence
@ItaliaAutos
@ItaliaAutos 2 жыл бұрын
Awesome. 159 estate video coming up in a few weeks.
@RumpleXStiltXSkin
@RumpleXStiltXSkin 2 жыл бұрын
Me too missed the show
@timhancock6626
@timhancock6626 2 жыл бұрын
I found the way to start the carb flat four was..no choke, one press of the throttle pedal, turn the key and try and catch it on the throttle. That's the only way we could get a colleagues 33 1.5 started.
@maartenyzer4121
@maartenyzer4121 2 жыл бұрын
fill up first?tankmeter said empty
@MegaReddevil71
@MegaReddevil71 2 жыл бұрын
They don't like starting when hot ours used to struggle
@berenzable
@berenzable 5 ай бұрын
My first car. Loved the drive, hated the rust. Never owned another Italian car since. Glad to hear some are trying to save them
@mikeware5282
@mikeware5282 2 жыл бұрын
Great Video. Car needs saving. If I were the owner I would look to be cleaning down, painting and waxoiling anything and everything I could underneath.
@155andRising
@155andRising 2 жыл бұрын
Great suggestion, it’s on my List of things to do 👍🏻
@byronmills5952
@byronmills5952 2 жыл бұрын
A chap in college with me had one of these bought for him brand new from his father after passing his driving test back in 1988.- I was well jealous! 7 years later my mate picked up the exact car from a trader after swapping it for a Mk1 Honda Prelude and even back then in the mid 90s it had the common issues of rot around the scuttle and below the rear side windows bubbling up and had seen a lot of paint. A wonderful car to drive though and such fun.- this example is well worth saving - it exists for starters - most examples weren't so lucky. This car isn't wearing it's original wheels though - the originality nerd in me would prefer it on the factory spec 33 style 1.7 alloys. I'm not sure what the panel situation is like for these but it deserves a proper restoration sooner rather than later.
@ItaliaAutos
@ItaliaAutos 2 жыл бұрын
Nice. Not to sure on how much of the original car is left now lol
@katywalker8322
@katywalker8322 2 жыл бұрын
Panels are very hard to find.
@peterjennings8258
@peterjennings8258 2 жыл бұрын
I have one of these Neil! we spoke last week regarding an ABS sensor for a spider... still battling that one.... but good to see a sprint.
@ItaliaAutos
@ItaliaAutos 2 жыл бұрын
Good stuff. And good luck
@oliveroneill1388
@oliveroneill1388 Жыл бұрын
I had the same in Sweden. Left hand drive. Had green stripes. And red to also . Very hard at the time to get an exhaust system . Had to spot weld the holes . Engine slightly over heated . In traffic
@phillipembury2271
@phillipembury2271 2 жыл бұрын
I had a red cloverleaf sprint. Put a 1.7 8 valve Alfa 33 engine in it with twin Dellorto carbs. Went round corners like it was on rails. Sold it for £350 after it failed the MOT. The whole rear end rusted through and I couldn't afford to get it fixed up at the time. Always regret having to part with it. I borrowed some cash and bought a 147 Ducati Corsa and have had several Aflas since then including a 159 Veloce, a Giulietta QV 235 BHP and now run a Mito 1.4 QV with lowered springs, short shifter, sports exhaust and remapped to 203 BHP. It may not outrun modern hot hatches but who cares? its an Alfa..
@ItaliaAutos
@ItaliaAutos 2 жыл бұрын
seems like a common story with these.
@katywalker8322
@katywalker8322 2 жыл бұрын
My first car was a 1.3 Sprint - A91HEA. Did collect a lot of the panels to fix it but it was too far gone . Still love the boxer engined cars. Sprint was a lovely car, and the 33 P4 I had was great (just treat the throttle as a switch!).
@jujuUK68
@jujuUK68 2 жыл бұрын
I owned E189CUF. 1.5 Green Cloverleaf in red. Bought as a spares or repair for £500. Ran it til one night thieves broke into it to steal a pushbike that was in the back wrecking the tailgate and rear panel really badly. Didn't seem worth repairing at the time. I'd love to see it again, fully restored. Great car.
@ItaliaAutos
@ItaliaAutos 2 жыл бұрын
Shame.
@edoalbers9323
@edoalbers9323 2 жыл бұрын
I’m so curious for this episode! I once owned a red cloverleaf Sprint and I really loved that car 🥰 No big issues, until it failed MOT because of the structural integrity. Sold it for €250
@antoniovidal4616
@antoniovidal4616 2 жыл бұрын
Well, in wormer climetes the sprints are known to be bucketts of filler. In this one can not imagine what will remain after a trip to the blasters... Thank you for finally having the great Boxer in the workshop!!!
@ItaliaAutos
@ItaliaAutos 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the comment.
@Strike86
@Strike86 2 жыл бұрын
Really cool to see the evolution of Alfa's teledial wheels in the outtro. The dainty 15"(?) teledials on the Sprint and the meaty 18" horseshoe teledials on the 946 Spider.
@KenFingerlove
@KenFingerlove Жыл бұрын
My dad's sprint had quite nice dark grey finned wheels - saw something very similar in a Giuletta or a 148.
@craigfielding8759
@craigfielding8759 2 жыл бұрын
Love the retro look of this era of Alfa’s and the sound of the engine brings back memories of cars years back.
@michaelnorris45
@michaelnorris45 2 жыл бұрын
Beautiful car imo and well worth saving. I tried to buy one in 1979/80 but it was too expensive for me at the time - £1495!
@matthewfrankcook
@matthewfrankcook 2 жыл бұрын
Love it, I have a 1980 Alfasud Sprint Veloce, owned it since 1986, currently 'under restoration', kia ora from NZ
@ItaliaAutos
@ItaliaAutos 2 жыл бұрын
Very cool!
@redgate2019
@redgate2019 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for sharing this video, my first car was an 1979 Alfa Sud Sprint, I really wished I still had that car..
@RumpleXStiltXSkin
@RumpleXStiltXSkin 2 жыл бұрын
Not a big fan of alfas , but the vids are about cars 🚙. How you go about fixing them which I like and me watching them helps you out 👍👊
@janstaes2172
@janstaes2172 2 жыл бұрын
a highschool mate and i drove one of these to school, parts are nightmare to get a hold of. if its working its a stellar car to drive, the gearbox is a bit notchy.
@rezaq1
@rezaq1 2 жыл бұрын
As much as I love these, this car is well beyond saving unless serious money is thrown at it. Shame, but I hope it gets saved. I grew up on this era of Alfa with my elder brother. They were knackered back then, and one of his Sprint Cloverleafs was rusting at 6 months old. My other brother and I still keep some Alfas including a pair of 164 Cloverleafs and a 75 3.0 V6 Veloce but the 80’s stuff is a real labour of love. Last year we had two Alfetta GTV6’s on the drive trying to make a good car. I was stripping trim in the rusty one and as I was in the rear footwell the floor gave way beneath me. Utterly rotten. Shame, but that’s old Alfas.
@karenmurray3098
@karenmurray3098 2 жыл бұрын
great to see a sprint on the show neil, i am glad my sprint i had was not that rusty ! you need to pump the throttel to start a alfa flat four . with a lot of TLC this will be a fantastic little car
@ItaliaAutos
@ItaliaAutos 2 жыл бұрын
Yeah been doing that but there's a nack it. Lol
@Gazza-z
@Gazza-z Жыл бұрын
Ill keep it safe it nice car had about 4 Sprint s
@martinzuidweg5344
@martinzuidweg5344 2 жыл бұрын
I love the AR sprint. Nice video again.
@hannchris2762
@hannchris2762 2 жыл бұрын
Hi Neal I love Alfa Sprint great to see one on your Chanel I really hope this great car gets all the love it needs but some how I think the rot will always return
@notesonwheels
@notesonwheels 2 жыл бұрын
Great content, keep up the good work mate. I used to own a 1.7 boxer qv but ended up selling to someone in Holland when the prices started to hike. Can't say I miss the patchwork it had. I do miss the sound of that double Weber carburetted 8v engine though.
@ItaliaAutos
@ItaliaAutos 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching
@berwhaletheavenger
@berwhaletheavenger 2 жыл бұрын
Christ that's rough. It wants putting back to the original black, but getting the shell nice again will be a lot of work - cutting all the patches out for a start. An F plate Sprint should have plastic front arch liners. I had lots of these back in the eighties and nineties. The last two were C240GGK, a red 1.5 Sprint Green Cloverleaf and B203FBL, a metallic light green Sprint 1.3 (1351 twin carb).
@Markycarandbikestuff
@Markycarandbikestuff 2 жыл бұрын
I once bought a 67 Hillman Imp van which was pretty much a patchwork quilt underneath, plates were welded onto plates then smeared with seam sealer and underseal, it was far too much for me to deal with so i sold it to a guy who cut the whole floor from another Imp saloon and welded it into the van, was a shame to sacrifice a solid Imp saloon but Vans are far more rare. Also, i had a Mk4 Escort years ago, ex-rally car that had been converted to rear wheel drive, (like a Gartrac) the amount of welding in that was unbelievable, was all fabrication though.
@alanthomson1227
@alanthomson1227 2 жыл бұрын
Had a 1980 Sprint Veloce in 1982 , great car , when it drove , a cloud in the sky meant taking plugs out and heating under grill . As for rust , well it was white , bad mistake .still loved though . Bit of an S/ M relationship .
@ItaliaAutos
@ItaliaAutos 2 жыл бұрын
Very cool!
@vassallo49
@vassallo49 2 жыл бұрын
Puoi restaurare anche il lavatergilunotto, molto comodo. You can also restore the rear window washer, which is very convenient.
@andyhill8236
@andyhill8236 2 жыл бұрын
Definitely save friend of mine had one 30yrs ago and always said nothing drives like an alfa
@Wreck-Gar
@Wreck-Gar 2 жыл бұрын
I've never seen one of these before but what a lovely looking car. I has some beautiful lines. Worth saving for sure 👍
@ItaliaAutos
@ItaliaAutos 2 жыл бұрын
they are a rare sight.
@t2stu
@t2stu 9 ай бұрын
Good luck to the chap. I hope he does it proud.
@michaelthom6005
@michaelthom6005 2 жыл бұрын
I had forgotten how good these sound. It’s definitely worth trying to save it. It’s going to be a lot of work but at least afterwards you know what you’ve got.
@juanfarello4676
@juanfarello4676 2 жыл бұрын
Love to see an Alfasud! The car itself has a lot of personality, starting from the boy/engina to the minor accessories, a perfect car for enthusiasts.
@Pod-e4m
@Pod-e4m 2 жыл бұрын
Yeah, enthusiasts who love rusty cars
@stuart150
@stuart150 2 жыл бұрын
My first car, an '83 1.5 Sprint Green Cloverleaf in the same red...I loved it, put a new engine and two gearboxes in it (thanks Jano!), but the tinworm killed it, sold it in the early nineties for a few hundred quid
@phillipembury2271
@phillipembury2271 2 жыл бұрын
Did same. I put the 1.7 engine from an Alfa 33 in my sprint Green cloverleaf. Loved that car bit it dissolved around me and I sold it for £350 to an enthusiastic youth who wanted to do it up. Dont think he ever did anything with it though. It was only the paint holding the rear end together...
@martinclapton2724
@martinclapton2724 2 жыл бұрын
Loved the Alfasud. The boxer engine is so underrated when compared with the Busso V6 and Biabero ( twin cam ) from the 1950s - early 1990s . Lovely rasp to exhaust, cracking throttle response. Had a Sprint Veloce Speciale’ , which was run out model on 95bhp and the original specification 70s series tyres, before they moved on to the later tweaked 105bhp model and lower profile tyres., such as this model which being later still was based on the 33 model with outboard discs in front and drums at rear. Early models , like mine had discs all round , being inboard at the front. Although , I had her from 1988 -1994. , getting the engine rebuilt , and having her re sprayed , I had chassis twist issues , possibly been in accident prior my ownership, which progressively became worse as time went on.. such a shame as I loved her immensely but later traded her in for a 75 Twin Spark.
@paula200
@paula200 2 жыл бұрын
When full resto time comes around, that body and chassis are going to be like taking apart a jigsaw puzzle. To do this properly is going to be tens of thousands.
@Markycarandbikestuff
@Markycarandbikestuff 2 жыл бұрын
Just wonder how they will deal with the dozens of patch repairs ?, cut them out and butt weld in steel then grind flush so it's invisible (which can be done but it's an art), a full bare shell resto could easily run to 60-70K, fair play and good luck to the owner though.
@richfixescars
@richfixescars 2 жыл бұрын
I restored a 1984 white Green Cloverleaf in 1995. I don't own it now, life got in the way, but it sold it in 2014 for £4k. It sold at auction a few years later for £12k! Wish I'd kept it now!
@ItaliaAutos
@ItaliaAutos 2 жыл бұрын
Rare and getting expensive now
@geodrome
@geodrome 2 жыл бұрын
I too restored a 1984 green cloverleaf, in the 90’s Was my daily driver till 2000, had to weld/replace the inner wings, middle and outer sills, front bulkhead under the battery parts of the floor and rear arches. Made a big mistake when I lowered the suspension. Fitted Koni adjustable dampers though so it stuck to the road like glue. Also got the last ever rear axle from the factory. Mangoletsi were my life saver for parts at the time. It and the 1981 Giulietta taught me how to weld and mechanics!
@jimilesaint
@jimilesaint Ай бұрын
@@geodromewhat do you mean ‘big mistake’. What issues did you get? I always thought the Sprint could do with losing a couple of inches.
@joneveritt1898
@joneveritt1898 2 жыл бұрын
Sprints are finally climbing in value so it's worth restoration in my opinion, they are cracking cars to look at and drive.
@aldeacristian4582
@aldeacristian4582 2 жыл бұрын
Great video Neil!
@rickydub6950
@rickydub6950 2 жыл бұрын
Definitely deserves saving 😎
@stevenscott7572
@stevenscott7572 2 жыл бұрын
Is that the one that Chris the AlfaNut bought? Looks like it Either way, rarity makes it worth saving. I have one of the last 1.7s
@155andRising
@155andRising 2 жыл бұрын
It is . I bought it off eBay sight unseen and then realised later it was Chris selling it and the penny dropped it was going to be a lot of work !
@TheAlfaNut
@TheAlfaNut 2 жыл бұрын
Yep - I didn’t have the time or space (or welding skills!)
@anthonyknox1493
@anthonyknox1493 2 жыл бұрын
Looking forward to this one!!
@ItaliaAutos
@ItaliaAutos 2 жыл бұрын
30 min to go
@organiccold
@organiccold 2 жыл бұрын
Shame that they had some bad repairs done, awful body repairs done It needs a sand blast, that will be scary to see the result and lots of new panels, some can be bought, not many and many have to be done by hand. Great car. The start will not surprise me he couldn't find the proper spark plugs and put some random ones. I had a 33 MK1 1.3 and i sold it with a big stock of Golden Lodge spark plugs, never thought they will be worth so much nowadays hahaha
@155andRising
@155andRising 2 жыл бұрын
My first job as a kid was a parts technician in an Alfa Romeo dealership . There’s no choke on it at the moment so it’s a little slow on cold start
@goxy287
@goxy287 2 жыл бұрын
Parents had one but no one to drive it unfortunately and it fell apart and went to the scrap, that was now like 13 years ago. Really cool cars though. Shame
@ganz7ful
@ganz7ful 2 жыл бұрын
Defo worth saving.
@herme99
@herme99 2 жыл бұрын
Such a cool car
@maxrundown1962
@maxrundown1962 2 жыл бұрын
"I haven't done the welding to my normal standards" I hope that means it's better because your welding on the punto is shocking 🤣
@richfixescars
@richfixescars 2 жыл бұрын
I'd say this one is beyond economic repair. Trouble is you can't get the panels anymore. It's a parts car. Find a better one with a more complete body, of you can. I got away lightly with mine, it only needed rear arches and front wings. The front wheel arch liners from the 89 models are worth retro fitting to protect inside the front wings.
@ItaliaAutos
@ItaliaAutos 2 жыл бұрын
Yeah parts are a hard one with and old alfa.
@sweden_ove2074
@sweden_ove2074 3 ай бұрын
Its worth saving 😅
@stuwhite2337
@stuwhite2337 2 жыл бұрын
I had a lovely Sprint Trofeo. Gave it away in the early 90s as they were basically worthless
@a11csc
@a11csc 2 жыл бұрын
will be a nice rare saver neil
@Laser100man
@Laser100man 2 жыл бұрын
These historic Alfas should be saved anyway.
@ItaliaAutos
@ItaliaAutos 2 жыл бұрын
Too right.
@chrispearson8585
@chrispearson8585 2 жыл бұрын
Someone is paying for a massive restoration of a tin bumper Sprint on Classic Alfa Forum, under Sprint Resurrection.
@merlin51h84
@merlin51h84 2 жыл бұрын
I would lay it up in a weather proof environment until the restoration is undertaken. Not sure why you would waste time and money on it now as it will just be another patch job and it will only continue to deteriorate if still driven in its 'repaired" state.
@ItaliaAutos
@ItaliaAutos 2 жыл бұрын
na he needs to used this one as it will take mega bucks to get it perfect.
@howardlake6178
@howardlake6178 2 жыл бұрын
ASA bit of an expert on these, I am not sure it’s got the right engine. That would have been a 1.7 with 118bhp, and a power to weight ratio close to an original Lotus Elise 😳I think the cam covers look like a 1.5 to me. I could be wrong. I will forward the video to our Facebook group, because it’s always good to see one being saved. 😀😀😀😀
@ItaliaAutos
@ItaliaAutos 2 жыл бұрын
I know very little about these I'm afraid.
@155andRising
@155andRising 2 жыл бұрын
It is a 1.5
@155andRising
@155andRising 2 жыл бұрын
It’s the last of the 1.5 I believe
@howardlake6178
@howardlake6178 2 жыл бұрын
@@155andRising this should be one of the last 1.7s. They hadn’t fitted a1.5 since 2 years before. The 1.7s had very ugly cylinder heads, and were torque steer like you wouldn’t believe. I think it’s better off a 1.5 😂 wheels are from a 1.5 as well. Without seeing the seats, I think they are 1.5 as well. It is possible this was forgotten by Alfa Romeo GB, and is, a 1.5, but 2 years late to be registered? 😳 I’ll see what all the members on .Facebook have said. I am more a Sud expert. But it’s still a fascinating project 😀
@155andRising
@155andRising 2 жыл бұрын
@@howardlake6178 so I bought this car off Chris Davis the Alfanut on KZbin. I didn’t realise it was him at first until I noticed he was in Devon. He bought it and then realised it needed loads doing so quickly shifted it on. I suspect the previous owner before him made it look as best as he could to get a good price. It allegedly came from a collection of Alfas . I do have photos of it under going quite substantial bear metal body repairs but alas nothing to the chassis. I think they probably decided it was too much effort to carry on . I really just wanted it as a pet project to tinker and play around on . I’ll even use it to go the short trip to work once it’s road legal. It really needs a full resto as you can see . I might get Retropower to turn it into a 6C ! That would be fun and expensive 😅
@fatwalletboy2
@fatwalletboy2 2 жыл бұрын
Looks a nail but ive got a,25 yr old fiat thats had its fair share of welding. Its,always subjective to the owner and how much they just love the car evem if to an outsider its a cash cow.....his full resto in 2 yrs will cost an absolute fortune.
@jonathanmagee9967
@jonathanmagee9967 2 жыл бұрын
Great car but not that particular one
@ItaliaAutos
@ItaliaAutos 2 жыл бұрын
At least its being saved.
@paultaylor9652
@paultaylor9652 2 жыл бұрын
Lovely Jubbly video, but I think the owner is blinded by the love for this car, if it was to be blasted I think they might change their minds sadly Neil.
@155andRising
@155andRising 2 жыл бұрын
You’re probably right but to be honest it’s just a project for me to have some fun with and tinker for a while. I might find a suitable donor shell one day . But just want a bit of short term fun for now
@alfistapersempre7182
@alfistapersempre7182 2 жыл бұрын
C"mon Neil,we want new videos from you,holiday is over its time to work againe. :)
@ItaliaAutos
@ItaliaAutos 2 жыл бұрын
Been about 10 videos since this one 👍🤪
@garycoates6837
@garycoates6837 2 жыл бұрын
No don't do are your unhelpfull self so there is no point asking you any questions about a year ago I had no experience on alfa and wanted to know the best way to remove it any body would think I wanted your bank account details you totally refused to give me any advise luckally I befriended a alfa romeo master technician his name is Leno in west yorkshir the most helpful man I have ever met he told me every thing I ever wanted to know along with work shop diagrams so I hope your knowledge is power serves you well and one day somebody may not give you any simple info so good look I thought you posts were excellent and still do it's just your attitude to people in the trade 😊
@ItaliaAutos
@ItaliaAutos 2 жыл бұрын
hi i have so many people asking for free advice taking up hours of my week so sorry i just dont do it anymore. nothing personal.
@garycoates6837
@garycoates6837 2 жыл бұрын
@@ItaliaAutos sorry mate I totally understand it must do your head in keep the videos coming they are great 👍
@cancracker
@cancracker 2 жыл бұрын
Why bother restoring this car and not an Alfetta GTV?
@imapadlock
@imapadlock 2 жыл бұрын
You can feel the pain of all them 81k miles lol
@psk5746
@psk5746 2 жыл бұрын
Not much rust for one of those
@ItaliaAutos
@ItaliaAutos 2 жыл бұрын
id imagine any 35 year old car has had loads of welding done .
@TJC156
@TJC156 2 жыл бұрын
Christ that’s a rough car.
@nikolajolevski3232
@nikolajolevski3232 2 жыл бұрын
Save👍💯🇲🇰
@martinda7446
@martinda7446 5 ай бұрын
A sorted Sprint is better or equal in pure fun to ANYTHINg. It will be cheap in the end.
@MegaReddevil71
@MegaReddevil71 2 жыл бұрын
These were terrible for rust needed welding for first mot.on the alfasud which these were based on I can just see a money pit to do total resto on that I can see £££££ if all the rust is going to be eliminated only way is start from.scratch or be chasing rust forever
@ItaliaAutos
@ItaliaAutos 2 жыл бұрын
Oh yeah far more rust on it than clean metal.
@malcolmcowan9554
@malcolmcowan9554 2 жыл бұрын
That' shells rotten its going cost the owner thousands of thousands pounds to restore. Once he delves in deep he will find more horrors. The welding over the years is shocking workmanship . Your welding puts rest to shame. someone should of stripped the underside of the car. done proper job from day one when they done the paint work bodywork my dad drove one of these in 1983. He tolde it was starting to rot wasn't a old car at the time
@oliveroneill1388
@oliveroneill1388 2 жыл бұрын
Had one in Sweden. Love it
@AlfaGTA156
@AlfaGTA156 2 жыл бұрын
The owner is running tyres that are 25years old🥴? Really? How does this get through the mot? Just from that observation, the owner doesn’t really care about his Alfa😢.
@ItaliaAutos
@ItaliaAutos 2 жыл бұрын
The new owner hasn't put it back on the road yet,
@155andRising
@155andRising 2 жыл бұрын
The new owner (Me) is doing a lot of work and spending a lot of money on something he dearly loves . I’ve only owned it a few months and I’m slowly getting it ready to be back on the road . Rest assured it will have a new set of everything once I’m done . So no tears required 😁
@jimilesaint
@jimilesaint Ай бұрын
@@155andRising do you have any updates? What happened to this Sprint??
@ItaliaAutos
@ItaliaAutos Ай бұрын
@jimilesaint he sold it and it's still on the road, is the last I heard.
@155andRising
@155andRising Ай бұрын
@ As Neil said , I’ve since sold the Sprint on to someone else. I put a lot of new parts onto her and ran her for 18 months as a daily driver with absolutely no problems. I then sold her on for someone else to finish as I needed the money to buy my daughter her first car amongst other things. I believe the Sprint is still on the road and in regular use which is exactly what they need and not sat around. I’ve since bought a 155 Sport pack which I’m doing a Busso swap on. The body is completely solid so a much better starting point for a new project. I’d love to get a Sprint again though at some point
@johndeacetis4707
@johndeacetis4707 Жыл бұрын
Prob fiats alfas msde after 1990 ..were better body wise .. but stll had tin worm ..70 s 80 s italian cars ..even italisn procesessed steel ..wasnt much better ...thsn esst european steel..
@simonalexandercritchley439
@simonalexandercritchley439 Жыл бұрын
Italian disaster pieces. Well if someone wants to save it good luck and better have deep pockets. Harry Metcalfes Lancia Fulvia Zagato is now better than new and cost a fortune. They sure did uncover some horrific previous work and bodge-ups.
@ItaliaAutos
@ItaliaAutos Жыл бұрын
It's all back on the road now.
@Matt-go7ss
@Matt-go7ss 2 жыл бұрын
Those tyres are awful too...
@TomTremayne
@TomTremayne 2 ай бұрын
Completely rusty, rust issues, most welded car ever, can't be saved etc etc; then goes on to show us a decent condition Sprint with a totally normal, acceptable amount of rust. Oh yeah, the video contains a paid promotion, no wonder.
@martinvickers7349
@martinvickers7349 2 жыл бұрын
Wonderful wonderful little car
@oliveroneill1388
@oliveroneill1388 2 жыл бұрын
Lovely style
@djamba8371
@djamba8371 2 жыл бұрын
Alfa Romeo GTV hows it holding up. with a really bad engine mod.
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